The following .pdf files are the present state of the data I've been collecting. Please peruse these documents and feel free to send additions and corrections. All the information provided here has been gleaned from past issues of the Constellation, documents in the archives, and personal contacts from members. There are also fields that will [...]
In 1999 I began a project at the meeting in Lancaster, PA. That year I started interviewing MAPS members, collecting the history, stories and anecdotes of our organization. I interviewed Charlie Walker, Sam Storch, Tom Stec, Laura Deines (Meader), and Norm Dean. I am interested in interviewing more people. I enjoy the process and I [...]
April 22, 1955 – October 16, 2011 From the Portland Press Herald: Steve Innes, 56, died unexpectedly on Oct. 16, 2011. He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 22, 1955, the son of Rachel and Richard Innes. He graduated from high school in Ann Arbor, and graduated from Eastern Michigan University. He married [...]
? – March 1, 2010 by Steve Russo 11,369. A number that forever will live on in my head. All because of one person. One of our colleagues who just passed away. James H. Sharp. I only met him once, maybe twice, in person, but through a planetarium he helped build, I felt as if [...]
March 1, 1947 – January 30, 2010 by Paul Krupinski The planetarium community is truly saddened by the passing of a friend and colleague, Arthur W. Gielow, Jr., director of the Buffalo State College Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium, who died in Buffalo, New York on January 30, 2010. Art, who earned a M.S.Ed. in secondary education [...]
1920-2007 by Joe Rao Well known astronomer and popular lecturer at New York’s Hayden Planetarium, Dr Fred C. Hess, passed away last Thursday morning after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 87-years old. Among those of us who promote the science of astronomy in the Tri-State Metropolitan area, Dr. Hess had a status worthy [...]
1923-2007 by Joe Rao It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of astronomer, Kenneth L. Franklin. This afternoon, I received an E-mail from his daughter, Julie, who said that Ken passed away last night in Colorado. Two weeks ago he underwent heart surgery and was in intensive care ever since. Last night [...]
October 29, 1941- January 26, 2007 by Asbury Park Press DR. ROLF ERIK ZIMMERMANN, Ph.D, 65, of MIDDLETOWN, passed away Friday, Jan. 26, at Hackensack Medical Center after a courageous and lengthy battle with multiple myeloma. Erik was the son of the late Rolf and Elinor Zimmermann, and stepson of Marge Zimmermann, Palm Harbor, Fla. [...]
1925-2006 by Kenneth L. Franklin, Former Chair and Astronomer Emeritus of the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium Planetarium art — indeed, astronomical art – owes a great debt to Helmut Wimmer. After a recommendation from long-time Hayden Planetarium lecturer Henry Neely, Helmut was brought on to the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium staff as Art Coordinator in 1955. Neely [...]
1939 – February 18, 1993 by Sam Storch, E.P. Hubble Planetarium It is with great sadness that I must report the untimely pass of George Lovi. Those of us who had the pleasure of knowing him, learning from him, or merely reading his many articles, have lost a “giant” indeed. George was of course, known [...]